Evaluation
We provide a wide range of professional evaluation services to help you make a bigger impact in the community.
Evaluation Planning
Evaluation planning involves the development of a theory of change or logic model. This process is an opportunity to reflect on critical questions around what a program is doing, what differences it strives to make, how it plans to achieve this, and how it measures success. We work with you to develop, refine, and prioritize evaluation questions to define outcomes, to identify indicators for measuring those outcomes, and to select the most appropriate sources and strategies for collecting the most appropriate data.
Data Collection
Our data collection techniques involve a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods that aim to capture a variety of community perspectives. We use surveys and focus groups to capture data that accurately reflect your program's impact. We use electronic surveys (Survey Monkey) or traditional paper surveys according to your needs, and we travel to your field site to interview program participants for the qualitative portion of data collection.
Data Analysis and Presentation
The next step in your evaluation is to organize, analyze, and interpret your data so that you are able to use the results to make decisions and improve your program. To communicate evaluation findings, we then use data visualization tools and approaches to develop accessible and engaging reports, presentations, and other deliverables for learning and improvement.
Publication (Our Sweet Spot)
Beyond the final evaluation report to your organization, we communicate findings to a larger audience.
- We write peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.
- We share related articles on LinkedIn and engage heavily in the discussion around your social impact issue.
- We write multiple blogs on our website to bring awareness to your social impact issue (we've written over 25 blogs on prison rehabilitation for one client).
- We write and publish books about your social impact topic.
- We appear on radio shows and present at professional conferences to advocate for your issue.